Editorial Page: Car theft rising in America in 1969
In Our Opinion the nation faces increasing auto theft with 772,000 thefts last year and a projected surpassing of one million in 1969. Many cases involve joyriders or offenders seeking a getaway, with 83 percent of released thieves rearrested within four years. International rings move cars to South America and the West Indies, signaling a vast cost to owners and society.
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United States
National Automobile Theft Bureau
FBI
South America
West Indies
NATB
Nixon Faces Possibility of Losing Tax Surcharge Fight
Washington reports growing odds that President Nixon may fail to secure timely renewal of the 10 percent income tax surcharge as inflation looms. House support is fragile, with deep GOP and Democratic splits and isolationist challenges centered on Vietnam and missiles. The outcome hinges on House unity and potential reforms, amid a cautious Senate stance.
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William 8. White
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Capial Hill
House
Democratic Party
Michigan
Vietnam
Far East
Pacific
Okinawa
Hawaii
Washington insiders weigh truth in Jackie Kennedy claims
Washington column recounts Mary Barelli Gallagher's claim about Jackie Kennedy's gifts from foreign leaders and the Peggy Nixon era tax debate. It notes Jackie kept a Pakistan necklace and a Saudi bracelet, while Jacqueline Kennedy and Mrs Roosevelt figures are cited in a broader discussion of wealth and politics.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Ladies Home Journal
Mary Barelli Gallagher
Jackie
Jfk
Georgetown
Caroline
Pakistan
Eisenhower
Saudi Arabia
John Byrnes
R-Wis
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Charles Vanik
Cleveland Democrat
Byrnes
Vanik
Matt Griffiths
D-Mich
Michigan
Congress and $500 million IDA loan clash on foreign aid
Rep H R Gross objects to new IDA funding amid Kennedy testimony. Dialogue notes debt servicing for borrowers and American taxpayers while numbering concerns over foreign aid terms. Other Capitol Hill quips touch on a Defense School name change, Grandfather's Day, and a Philadelphia slogan.
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Don Maclean
Washington
H. R. Gross
Alowa
Treasury
David Kennedy
House Banking and Currency Committee
International Development Association
Gross
Kennedy
H.R
Nixon
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Johnson
Kremlin debated pre emptive strike on Chinese nuclear facilities
U S observers report Khrushchev favored bombing Lop Nor and other Chinese sites in Sinkiang. The debate resurfaces within the Soviet Politburo as the Red Army gains influence while China expands underground nuclear and missile operations. Analysts warn such raids would require hydrogen bombs and pinpoint accuracy.
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Ray Cromley
Nea Waaahington
Khemlin
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Red Army
Mao Tse-tung
China
Kremlin
Russia
Moscow
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Peking
Asia
Soviet Union
Middle East
Vietnam
Red China
Crime rate rise tied to soft justice says FBI chief
Paul Harvey reports on rising crime nine times faster than the nation and cites FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urging harsher penalties. New York shows repeated arrests with little punishment while officials warn permissiveness breeds more crime and school misbehavior foreshadows wider upheaval.
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Ashington
D.C
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Sin Times
Palace of 3500 Years Ago Revealed in Crete Discoveries
Archeologists excavate a 250 room palace dating to 16th century BC in eastern Crete. A volcanic quake partially destroyed the site yet artifacts show an advanced culture with kitchens and wine cups, a private gym, a 17 foot spring fed pool, reception halls, archives and a treasury. The find reflects timeless desires for gracious living paired with a call to aid the needy.
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Crete
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